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News article  —  7 December 2016

Committed staff and managers had made further improvements to police custody in West Yorkshire and detainees were generally held safely and decently, said Martin Lomas, Deputy Chief Inspector of Prisons, and Dru Sharpling, HM Inspector of Constabulary.

News article  —  25 November 2016

Fundamental deficiencies in the way that the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) understands and responds to child abuse and sexual exploitation is putting children in London at risk, according to a report by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary.

News article  —  25 November 2016

Police custody in South Wales had improved and the force seemed committed to sustaining those improvements, said Martin Lomas, Deputy Chief Inspector of Prisons, and Dru Sharpling, HM Inspector of Constabulary. Today they published the report of an unannounced inspection.

News article  —  21 November 2016

On Wednesday 16 November 2016, HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary, Sir Thomas Winsor, addressed the Annual Joint APCC and NPCC Conference on Police Reform.

News article  —  17 November 2016

HMIC has published the latest value for money profiles which provide comparative data on a wide range of policing activities.

News article  —  4 November 2016

Lancashire Police had failed to build on previous progress in the way it held people in custody, said Martin Lomas, Deputy Chief Inspector of Prisons, and Dru Sharpling, HM Inspector of Constabulary. Today they published the report of an unannounced inspection.

News article  —  3 November 2016

The majority of police forces in England and Wales continue to do a good job in identifying current demand and managing their resources.

News article  —  18 October 2016

Today, Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary, Sir Thomas Winsor, responded to a letter from Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills, Sir Michael Wilshaw, on the effectiveness of the police in protecting children.

News article  —  13 October 2016

The Rape Monitoring Group has today published 42 local area digests showing how cases of rape are dealt with at all stages of the criminal justice process.

News article  —  29 September 2016

As part of the process whereby a police and crime commissioner requires a chief constable to resign or retire, the views of HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary must be sought and the PCC must have regard to them. In May 2016, South Yorkshire PCC Dr Alan Billings requested the views of HMCIC in the case of Chief Constable David Crompton.